Staff Members

Patricia Buckley

CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Patricia Buckley is a theater performer and writer, director and educator who has worked with FSC since 2005. Her solo show Evolution was featured at FSC in 2015 and 2016, at The Women’s Interart Theatre, The Cherry Lane and 59e59 Theatres in NYC. She has worked in regional theater and with the acclaimed company, Theatre de la Jeune Lune. Patricia is a founding member of the award-winning company Gams On The Lam, which toured throughout US, Europe, Canada and Latin America. Ms. Buckley has directed at The Actors Shakespeare Company, Dixon Place, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, and the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, Aspen.

Leslie Noble

CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Leslie is a professional actor, director, and teacher, with over 25 years experience in theater, higher education and arts administration. In the early 1990’s she co-founded clown theater company Gams on the Lam with Patricia Buckley and Lauren Unbekant, which toured internationally for 10 years. From 2001-2017 she worked as an administrator for Syracuse University Dept. of Drama, where she continues to teach clown technique. As an actor and director, Leslie has worked for Syracuse Stage, Geva Theater, Lemoyne College, SU Drama, The Redhouse Arts Center and Franklin Stage Company.

Kelly Georgia

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Kelly Georgia comes to FSC with over 15 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector as a development and fundraising specialist. She also manages a small construction and restoration business in the Otsego County area. Kelly is best known for her cheerful personality and always looks on the bright side of life. In her spare time, she enjoys attending plays, bidding at auctions and baking for her family and friends.

Contact & Getting Here

PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY

The Franklin Stage Company is located at 25 Institute Street, Franklin, NY with parking in the Franklin Central School parking lot. We are 50 miles east of Binghamton, 10 miles west of Oneonta, and 35 miles southwest of Cooperstown. Chapel Hall is handicapped accessible with ADA ramp and bathroom.

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Our Mission

Franklin Stage Company's dual mission is to produce professional, admission-free theater that brings together audiences and artists to create community and celebrate the enduring power of stories; and to ensure the preservation of Chapel Hall, our historic home, as both an architectural treasure and a center of community activity.